ORANGE, TX, UNITED STATES A pararescueman from the 58th Rescue Squadron prepares his gear for a rescue mission, Aug. 30, 2017, at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center in Orange, Texas. The 347th and 563d Rescue Groups from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Nellis AFB, Nev., and Davis Montana AFB, Ariz., sent rescue boat […]
Hurricane Harvey
Loadout Room photo of the day | Helping after Harvey
FORT WORTH, TX, UNITED STATES 08.31.2017 Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristina Overton 136th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs (Texas Air National Guard) Tech. Sgt. Dirk ter Veer, 181st Airlift Squadron flight engineer, takes a photo of Dallas, Texas, out of the window of a C-130H2 Hercules as the aircraft prepares to land at Dallas Love Field Airport Aug. […]
The Truth about FEMA
FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, It’s an acronym and name that can cause panic or a sense of calm. The real question that many people don’t know is who exactly is FEMA and what do they do? How do they show up on the scene of a disaster event? There are a lot of urban […]
Community Rallies to Aid Knife Makers Affected by Harvey
Midwest Knifemakers Supply has started a relief fund to help Texas-based knife makers affected by Hurricane Harvey. “Those makers that depend on knife making as their primary income can use our help as a community,” says Tracy Mickley, Owner of Midwest Knifemakers Supply. “This is about doing the right thing and about helping people in need.” The company is […]
Hurricane Harvey Response | Team Rubicon
We’ve decided to back Team Rubicon in their efforts to provide disaster relief to those affected by Hurricane Harvey. As a veteran owned and operated company ourselves, we like what Team Rubicon is doing by utilizing the skillsets of our Military Veterans to deploy and provide support for disaster regions. Veterans are accustomed to the […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | 106th Rescue Wing deploys to Texas
Courtesy of DoD New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing Pararescuemen gear sits prepared and mission ready at Army Fort Hood, Texas, August 27, 2017. 106th Aircrew Flight Equipment Specialists prepared the gear in support of the 106th Pararescuemen. 1 HC-130, 3 HH-60 Pavehawk Helicopters and 104 Airmen from the New York Air Guard […]